Weekend in Kamloops
So.. the weekend went pretty much as follows...
After a hearty breakfast of scrambled egg bagel laid on by the freeride guides we loaded up into the van and headed towards Sun Peaks bike park. A few fixed mechanical problems later and we were set to go. It was the day of the SRAM/NSMB sponsored High Rollers event that offered a few bits of swag and $1000 to the higest roller. It was basically 5 stations spread across the mountain where you roll 2 dice to get as high a score as possible. We didn't win :(
Anyways, the riding was vastly different to that of Whistler. Its far drier and more natural in terms of the use of the terrain. Favourites of the day were Smitty Steeps, Insanity 1, Sugar and Sweet-One. Some nice technical desending with a few stunts thrown in for good measure on Sugar.
The day was superb and we managed 4000 vertical feet of descending over 7 hits of the park! The only downer on the day was the stop start of the chair lift, not too bad, but enough to make me think twice about going back.
We headed back to camp via the cold beer and wine store and set about getting the chilli sorted for dinner. A few beers, a good chat with some pretty amusing stories and bed again was calling!
Up early again and French toast for breakfast and we broke camp and set off for Harper Mountain. Its described by the WCFG boys as epic downhill.. and thats exactly what we got! Ladders, steeps, gaps, drops.. everything and all in a package where we got driven back up to the top in the WCFG shuttle bus.
I tried a few things that I wouldn't normally have ridden and it was good to see the guides riding everything there was.
We met up with a couple of local guys who were a good craic, they persuaded us to head up to Mount Lolo with them to see for ourselves a trail that they are tremendously proud of. It was 45 minutes or so to the top of Lolo and the descent was an absolute hoot. We dropped in on a steep loose line and had to negotiate a few sketchy corners and fields before we were into some of the tightest and skinniest ladder/log sections I have ridden. The trail is built and maintained by these guys and they have done a fantastic job. Lolo was the perfect end to the weekend!
After we'd loaded up our gear at the bottom, we set off for Paul Lake for a quick dip to get the sweat and dust off our aching bodies. Back in the van and driven back to Whistler for a propper bed!
A big thanks to Michael and Brian at our sister company the West Coast Freeride Guides for their hospitality and knowledge of the areas, the riding they chose for us was perfect at each decision!
Looking forwards to doing it all again soon!
After a hearty breakfast of scrambled egg bagel laid on by the freeride guides we loaded up into the van and headed towards Sun Peaks bike park. A few fixed mechanical problems later and we were set to go. It was the day of the SRAM/NSMB sponsored High Rollers event that offered a few bits of swag and $1000 to the higest roller. It was basically 5 stations spread across the mountain where you roll 2 dice to get as high a score as possible. We didn't win :(
Anyways, the riding was vastly different to that of Whistler. Its far drier and more natural in terms of the use of the terrain. Favourites of the day were Smitty Steeps, Insanity 1, Sugar and Sweet-One. Some nice technical desending with a few stunts thrown in for good measure on Sugar.The day was superb and we managed 4000 vertical feet of descending over 7 hits of the park! The only downer on the day was the stop start of the chair lift, not too bad, but enough to make me think twice about going back.
We headed back to camp via the cold beer and wine store and set about getting the chilli sorted for dinner. A few beers, a good chat with some pretty amusing stories and bed again was calling!
Up early again and French toast for breakfast and we broke camp and set off for Harper Mountain. Its described by the WCFG boys as epic downhill.. and thats exactly what we got! Ladders, steeps, gaps, drops.. everything and all in a package where we got driven back up to the top in the WCFG shuttle bus.
I tried a few things that I wouldn't normally have ridden and it was good to see the guides riding everything there was.
We met up with a couple of local guys who were a good craic, they persuaded us to head up to Mount Lolo with them to see for ourselves a trail that they are tremendously proud of. It was 45 minutes or so to the top of Lolo and the descent was an absolute hoot. We dropped in on a steep loose line and had to negotiate a few sketchy corners and fields before we were into some of the tightest and skinniest ladder/log sections I have ridden. The trail is built and maintained by these guys and they have done a fantastic job. Lolo was the perfect end to the weekend!After we'd loaded up our gear at the bottom, we set off for Paul Lake for a quick dip to get the sweat and dust off our aching bodies. Back in the van and driven back to Whistler for a propper bed!
A big thanks to Michael and Brian at our sister company the West Coast Freeride Guides for their hospitality and knowledge of the areas, the riding they chose for us was perfect at each decision!
Looking forwards to doing it all again soon!
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